Vice President George Bush's broccoli incident, tons of the stuff is delivered to the White House.

Return of Haley's Comet

Hands Across America, May 25, 1986

Statue of Liberty celebrates the 100th Anniversary and gets a face lift in the process.

Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Maria Shriver.

Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past is revealed as he runs for president of Austria, and he still wins despite having been a staff officer responsible for deporting thousands of Greek Jews to the concentration camps.

"A.M. Chicago" changes its name to the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and goes national September 8th.

John McCarthy, a British journalist was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad. Remained in captivity for a staggering 5.5 years.

America celebrates national holiday Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day for the first time.

Not only did the Red Sox went to the World Series (They lost in 7 to the Mets) ,the Boston Celtics won the 1986 NBA Championship, and New England went to the the Super Bowl but lost to the Chicago Bears 46-10.

Supermodel Gia, after years of heroin addiction, dies of AIDS. She is the first woman to sucumb to the AIDS virus in the US.

Election of Corazon Aquino ends corrupt Marcos regime in the Philippines. "Win or lose, we go shopping after the election." - Imelda Marcos